Friday, January 11, 2013

Summer in Australia
is very hot this year - temperatures are reaching 40+ degrees across the
country. In this weather strong winds create very dangerous conditions where
small bushfires can turn into raging infernos in matter of minutes. Each State
and Territory fire and emergency authorities publish regular updates about local
bushfires in their jurisdictions. However, for a consolidated, national
perspective you have to turn to mapping applications maintained by private operators:
The Australian Bushfire Map and The Early Warning Network’s Situation Room.

Both maps contain very similar information but display that information in different ways. For example, The Australian Bushfire Map focuses
on presenting summaries of events, displayed as marker clusters and hotspots. The
EWN’s Situation Room map displays all events, categorised according to alert
level and with ability to filter by time and jurisdiction. These are great
examples of private industry initiatives extending publicly available
information and spreading it to the broader community.

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